English-Finnish translations for washout

Definition of washout

• An appliance designed to wash something out
• The cleaning of matter from a physiological system using a fluid
• A period between clinical treatments in which any medication delivered as the first treatment is allowed to wash out of the person before the second treatment begins
• A channel produced by the erosion of a relatively soft surface by a sudden gush of water; a breach in a road or railway caused by flooding
• A disappointment or total failure; an unsuccessful person
• A sporting fixture or other event that could not be completed because of rain
• The aerodynamic effect of a small twist in the shape of an aircraft wing

Examples

• The cistern was fitted with washouts and air-valves.
• a bladder washout
• As an actor, he was a complete washout, so he went back to accounting.

Related words

• wash
• washbasin
• Washington
• washed
• mouthwash
• washer
• whitewash
• brainwash
• dishwasher
• wishy-washy